Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
CARE OF CHILDREN.
The Necessity OF Teaching Them system In
the Daily Acts OF Their Lives


the Daily Acts OF Their Lives
Children are apt to seek the society OF
other children at about the sixth year
of their ages This should be watch
ful period Of the parents, as friend
ships contracted at this time have
very decided influence on the mind,
morals and manners of their child
Nearly every child is influenced for
good or evil through early associa-
lions. II allowed to be constantly
with the nurse, their language and
manners. will. in nearly every case. be
identical with those of the nurse. A
mother should spend the greater por-
ton of every day in the society CT her
children. If to rid herself OF their
noise she permits them to seek com
panions outside. she has no one to
blame but herself if their manners and
morals are corrupted. All children
require companionship OF those OF
their own age, but it is very essential
that the parents should choose these
companions.
Children can be readily taught to be
neat and tidy in their habits, by ex-
ample principally, for they initiate
closely the actions of their elders. A
closet or other convenient place should
be given them exclusively for their
TOYS, provided there is no play-room;
then let it be understood that when
play is ended all toys are to be re-
turned to their proper place. If this
rule is disregarded, the withdrawal OF
favorite toy for time, as punish
ment, usually has the desired effect OF
causing them to be more careful in the
future; this device may have to be re-
sorted to more than once, but it usual
" is successful in the end.
Patience should be the watchword
of every mother, for if she loses pa
thence, she is herself, so to speak. lost
for the time, and nothing is gained;
she not only throws herself into wor-
ried state of mind, but perplexes, sad
lens and sometimes Anglers the child
whom she so earnestly desires to guide
and govern in the right way. Ii a
mother is not naturally patient she
should by all means cultivate the vir-
tue; by judicious use of it, much good
will be gained in the end for mother
and child.
1t is mistaken notion to coddle
children, with the idea that they must
be saved from all manner of care and
trouble when at home, the mother
often doing great many things, end
less errands, etc, thinking, "well, |
will save them this now, let them enjoy
home while they may" This is mis-
taken kindness. They will not think
one bit less of home for being taught
to take little responsibility on them
selves when there, and will be all the
more fond of the mother whose cares
they will thus learn to share.
Children should be taught system in
the daily acts of their little lives and
he habit will never forsake them in
after life. A time for every thing-for
playing. for eating, for sleeping
Punctuality in all things should be in
sisted upon. To be truthful, punctual
and well-mannered augers well for the
future of any child. II has been well
said, 1.-THE child is father to the man. ="
Alas, how few mothers think of this
adage during the early training of
their children, thinking that when
grown up all the faults will disappear,
exclaiming, when they turn out con-
trary to expectations: II can not UNI
derstand why this is so, always was
kind mother" A mother should not
only be kind but firm, correcting at
once any fault the child may have
committed, not postponing the punish
ment until some other time on account
of its being an unpleasant duty Mrs.
Ella L. Mamma, IN Good Housekeep-
ing.